Razor-strop container



June 5, 1923-.

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Patented June 5, 1923..

UNITED STATES Lama SOLOMON A. WINKIEPLECK, NOW BY JUDICIAL CHANGE OFNAME SOLOMON ASBERRY WINKLE, OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA.

RAZOR-STRG? CONTAINER.

Application led February 28, 1921. Serial No. 448,317.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, SOLOMON A. VINKLE- PLEOK,a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Santa Ana, in thecounty of Orange and State of California, have in vented certain new anduseful Improvements in Razor-Strop Containers, of which the following isa specification.

This invention relates to razor strop containers and is particularlydirected to a device which has for its object to provide a containerwhich protects the strop from eX- posure to dust, etc., when not in use,and which permits the strop to be withdrawn for use, combined with meansautomatically normalizing the strop when released and means operated bythe normalized strop to seal the container.

Various other objects and advantages will be more fully apparent fromthe following description of the accompanying drawingsl which form partof this disclosure, and which illustrate a preferred form of embodimentof the invention.

Of the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal vertical section of the forward portion ofthe container' showing the mechanism in normal position.

Figure 3 is a similar section showing the strop extended for use.

Figure 4 is a transverse section on line @c4- wt of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a transverse section on line v5-x5 of Figure 2.

The device of the present invention comprises a container or box havinga rotatable drum upon which the strop 0r strops are wound when not inuse, with the handle ends of the strops extended through an opening inthe box, there being means cooperating with the strops and functioned bythe drum for gripping the strops and closing the opening against theentrance of dust, etc.

The container consists of a box-like structure having side walls 1, 2,bottom wall 3,

va stationary shaft 18, said front wall 4, rear wall 5, anda top plate6, which top wall is hinged at 7 to afford access to the interior of thecontainer. The rear portion of the container is suitable for receiving ashaving cup or other articles, and a door 8 affords access to said rearcompartment, the door itself being provided with suitable devices 9 forreceiving razors, combs, and other articles. Attached to the side wall 1are two clips 10 and attached to the bottom wall 3 is an angled clip 11,these clips providing means for attaching the device to the side of anypiece of furniture or upon a wall as desired. A transverse ledge l2attached to the iioor of the box prevents the shaving cup or otherarticles in the rear compartment from interfering with the mechanism inthe forward portion of the container and a similar ledge 13 likewiseprevents the cup 14 from sliding too far rearwardly. The cup 14 maycontain al sponge 15 saturated with any desired antiseptic or germicideto keep the strops and the interior of the container in a sanitarycondition. A door 16 in the front wall 4c affords access to the frontportion of the container for a removal of the cup 14 or a replenishingof the antiseptic material in the cup.

The strop supporting element comprises a hollow drum 17 rotatablyjournaled upon shaft having squared ends (See Fig. 5) engaging in squarerecesses in opposed bracket members 19 which are secured to therespective side walls 1, 2. The drum 17 contains a clock spring 20, theinner end of which is at tached to the shaft 18, with its outer endsecured to a transverse post 21 carried by the drum. The strops 22 areconnected by al swivel connection 23 to a connecting strap 24 which isattached at its inner end to the 90 periphery of the drum by a bolt 25,with bumper pads 26, 27 positioned on opposite sides of said strap 24:.These bumper pads 26--27 form an abutment on the drum and being securedthereto are to be considered as an integral part of said drum. Thestro-ps 22 are translated through an opening 28 in the front wall 4 ofthe container, a withdrawal ot the strops effecting a winding ot' theclock spring to store energy so that the strops will be automaticallydrawn into the container when released, and wound upon the drum. Uponthe withdrawal of the strops, the bumper pad 2T contacts with atransverse stop rod 29 to limit such withdrawal (see Fig. 3).

A rectangular iframe 30 positioned at the upper forward end of thecontainer has its side limbs pivoted at 3l to the side walls l, 2 of thecontainer with its lower transverse web 32 extending across the boxbelow the strops and the upper transverse web 33 extending across thebox above the strops and above the opening 28 in the front wall t withits forward edge in position to engage the strops. The web 32 is ofsufficient weight to cause the frame 30 to swing by gravity against astop rod 34 to the position shown in Fig, 3 when released. A bumper pad85 of telt or other suitable material is attached to the web 33 and therod 34C is covered with like material to make the operation of the framenoiseless.

In the normal condition of the mechanism the tension of the clock spring2O urges the bumper pads 26, 27 and the rear edge ot the strap 24against the web 32 rocking the frame 30. rlhis causes the upper web 33to engage the strops 22 and clamp them against the lower wall of theopening 28.v thereby arresting the inw ard movement of the strops andclosing the opening, the pad 35 effecting a substantially dust tightseal of said opening. Vith the strops withdrawn the swivel connection 23permits the strops to be turned in any desired manner.

From the above it will be understood that the present device provides asanitary container having means tensioned by a withdrawal of the razorstrop or strops for normalizing said strops when released andcooperating with means functioning to arrest the return of the stropsand to seal the container against the entrance of dust, etc,

I claim:

l. A device of the class described ccmprising a razor strop, a housinghaving an opening in one of its walls through which the strop is drawnoutwardly for use, a spring operated member tending to draw the stropinto the housing and having an abutment, and means pivoted in thehousing and operated by said abutment during the return of said memberto arrest the inward movement of the strop.

2. A device of the class described comprising a razor strop, a housinghaving` an opening in one of its walls through which the strop is dra-wnoutwardly for use, a fiexible connection attached to the inner end ofthe strop, a spring operated member tending to draw the iexibleconnection and strop into the housing and having an abutment, and meanswithin the housing operated by said abutment during the return of saidmember to arrest the inward movement ot the strop.

3. A device of the class described comprising a razor strop, a'housinghaving an opening in one of its walls through which the strop is drawnoutwardly for use, a spring operated member tending to draw the stropinto the housing and having an abutment, and a clamp member operated bysaid abutment during the return of said spring operated member to engagethe strop to arrest its inward movement.

4L. A device of the class described comprising a razor strop, a housinghaving an opening in one ot its walls through which the strop is drawnoutwardly for use, a spring operated member connected to the strop andfunctioning to draw the strop into the housing, said member having anabutment, and means operated by said abutment during the eturn of saidmember and automatically functioning to engage the strop and arrest itsinward movement.

5. A device of the class described comprising a razor strop, a housinghaving an opening in lone of its walls through which the strop is drawnoutwardly for use, a rotary member upon which the strop is wound whennot in use, said member having an abutment, and means operated by theabutment on the rota-ry member and functioning to arrest the inwardmovement of the strop.

6. A device of the class described comprising a razor strop, a housinghaving an opening in one of its walls through which the strop is drawnoutwardly for use, means tending to draw the strop into the housing andhaving an abutment, and an independent member operated by said abutmentand cooperating with the marginal wall of the opening to trictionallyarrest the inward movement of the strop and seal the opening.

7. A device oi' the class described comprising a razor strop, a housinghaving an opening in one of its walls through which the strop is drawnoutwardly 'for use, a rotary spring operated drum on which the strop iswound when not in use, said drum having an abutment, and means withinthe housing and operated by the abutment upon said drum to arrest theinward movement oit the strop and seal the opening.

8. A device of the class described comprising .a razor strop, a housinghaving an opening in one of its side walls through which the strop isdrawn outwardly for use, a drum upon which the strop is wound when notin use and which is rotated by a withdrawal of the strop, said drumhaving an abutment, means for returning the drum and winding the stropthereon7 and means operated by the abutment during the return of saiddrum to arrest the inward movement of the strop and the return movementof the drum.

9. A device ofthe class described compris,- ing a razor strop, a housinghaving an opening through which the strop is drawn outwardly for use, arotary member upon which the strop is 'Wound when not in use, saidmember having an abutment, and means operated by the abutment upon therotary 10 member during its return to normal and functioning to closesaid opening.

Signed at Los Angeles, Cal., this 21st day of February, 1921.

SOLOMON A. WINKLEPLEOK. Witnesses:

CLARENCE B. FOSTER, L. BELLE WEAVER.

